Antenatal Classes
Antenatal classes are sessions that can help you to prepare for the arrival of your baby. They are a good chance to meet some midwives and talk about things that might be worrying you and ask any questions.
Antenatal classes give you information about labour and birth and the choices available to you and help you to plan your own birth. As well as being informative, classes are informal and fun with a chance to make friends with other expectant parents.
The following topics are covered:
- Introduction
- Optimal Fetal positioning
- When to phone the hospital
- Pelvic floor exercises
- Early signs of labour
- The stages of labour
- What to expect in labour
- How to cope in labour
- Positions for labour
- Benefits of water for labour and or birth
- Breathing and relaxation
- Methods of pain relief available
- The characteristics of a new born baby
- What to expect when labour is complicated
- Caesarean section
- What to expect in the first few hours with your newborn baby
- How to cope in the first few weeks
- Feeding and caring for your baby
- A couple from a previous session will visit with their baby
Approximately eight sessions are held each year at The New Victoria Hospital, each one spanning a period of six weeks. They are run by a qualified midwife and are held on a Tuesday evening from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. There is a maximum of eight couples per class. Refreshments are provided and the cost for the complete course is £160.00 per couple.
- Expected date of delivery February 2012/March 2012
- Evening sessions from 7.30 pm-9.30 pm
- 1. Tuesday 3rd January
- 2. Tuesday 10th January
- 3. Tuesday 17th January
- 4. Tuesday 24th January
- 5. Tuesday 31st January
- 6. Tuesday 7th February
- Expected date of delivery April 2012/May 2012
- Evening sessions from 7.30 pm-9.30 pm
- 1. Tuesday 21st February
- 2. Tuesday 28th February
- 3. Tuesday 6th March
- 4. Tuesday 13th March
- 5. Tuesday 20th March
- 6. Tuesday 27th March
- Expected date of delivery June 2012
- Evening sessions from 7.30 pm-9.30 pm
- 1. Tuesday 10th April
- 2. Tuesday 17th April
- 3. Tuesday 24th April
- 4. Tuesday 1st May
- 5. Tuesday 8th May
- 6. Tuesday 15th May
Within a few weeks following completion of the course, a Post Natal Reunion takes place whereby couples can meet up again with their babies and ask any further questions of the Midwife.
For any further information or to book on a class, Antenatal Classes Application Form please do not hesitate to call us on 020 8949 9040 or email us at physiotherapy@newvictoria.co.uk
